덜컥

Korean

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• (intensive) 털컥 (teolkeok)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹ɭkʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [덜컥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deolkeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deolkeog
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏlk'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	tel.khek

Adverb

Derived verbs

Active	덜컥하다

덜컥 • (deolkeok)

1. suddenly startled or frightened, with one's heart sinking

   덜컥 놀라서 뒤로 물러섰다.

   deolkeok nollaseo dwi-ro mulleoseotda.

   Suddenly startled, he stepped back.

2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

   덜컥 문이 열렸다.

   deolkeok mun-i yeollyeotda.

   The door suddenly opened.

Derived terms

• 덜컥덜컥 (deolkeokdeolkeok)
• 덜컥가리다 (deolkeokgarida)
• 덜컥대다 (deolkeokdaeda)
• 덜컥하다 (deolkeokhada)

Etymology 2

Contraction of 덜커덕 (deolkeodeok).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹ɭkʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [덜컥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deolkeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deolkeog
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏlk'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	tel.khek

Adverb

Consonant set

Plain	덜걱 (deolgeok)
Intensive	덜컥 (deolkeok)

덜컥 • (deolkeok)

1. Alternative form of 덜커덕 (deolkeodeok)

Derived terms

• 덜컥이다 (deolkeogida)